,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bch #aaith  
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #afgf
 ,report ,no4 #aai-bhb ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,february #bg1 #bjbe,mr4 ,donalds 7for  
himself and ,mr4 ,moskowitz7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources
  ,september #ae1 #bjbe;,additional     
sponsors3 ,mr4 ,rutherford1 ,mr4        
,diaz-,balart1 ,mr4 ,guest1 ,mr4 ,scott 
,franklin of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,buchanan1  
,mr4 ,webster of ,florida1 ,mr4         
,haridopolos1 and ,mr4 ,james           
,september #ae1 #bjbe,reported with an  
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be           
printed,strike out all after the        
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic,for text of introduced
 bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on
 ,february #bg1 #bjbe  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,pittman-,robertson ,wildlife 
,restoration ,act to require the        

,secretary of the ,interior to approve  
the wildlife conservation and           
restoration program of a ,state within a
 certain period of time4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,make ,s,w,a,ps ,efficient ,act of #bjbe
 or the ,make ,state ,wildlife ,action  
,plans ,efficient ,act of #bjbe4  #b4   
,timing of approval of wildlife         
conservation and restoration program    
,section #d7;e77#c7 of the              
,pittman-,robertson ,wildlife           
,restoration ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4        
#ffi;c7e77#c77 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
inserting 1 not later than #ahj days    
after the date on which the ,state      
submitted the comprehensive plan1 after 
1 the ,secretary2  7#b7 by striking 1 as
 redesignated2  7#c7 by striking ,if the
 ,secretary and inserting  7,a7 ,if the 
,secretary  2 and  7#d7 by adding at the
 end the following3  7,b7 ,upon         
submission of a comprehensive plan by a 
,state under paragraph 7#a71 the        
,secretary shall conditionally authorize

 the implementation of the wildlife     
conservation and restoration program of 
the ,state and shall set aside amounts  
as described in subparagraph 7,a74  7,c7
 ,the ,secretary1 in consultation with  
the ,states1 shall develop a process to 
ensure sufficient and timely review of  
comprehensive plans submitted by ,states
 under paragraph 7#a7 and final approval
 of the wildlife conservation and       
restoration program of such ,states not 
later than #ahj days after the date on  
which a ,state submits such a           
comprehensive plan4  7,d7 ,it is the    
intent of ,congress that the ,secretary 
prioritize the-- 7i7 timely review of   
comprehensive plans submitted by ,states
 under paragraph 7#a72 and  7ii7        
approval of the wildlife conservation   
and restoration programs of such        
,states4  7,e7 ,not later than ,june #a 
of the year immediately following the   
year in which a ,state submits a        
comprehensive plan under paragraph 7#a71
 if the ,secretary does not approve the 

wildlife conservation and restoration   
program of the ,state under subparagraph
 7,a7 within the time described in that 
subparagraph1 the ,secretary shall      
submit to the ,chair and ,ranking       
,member of the ,committee on ,natural   
,resources of the ,house of             
,representatives and the ,environment   
and ,public ,works ,committee of the    
,senate a report regarding the status of
 such comprehensive plan and including  
the reason why the wildlife conservation
 and restoration program was not so     
approved4  4  ,september #ae1           
#bjbe,reported with an amendment1       
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed